Ironing-board.



H. B. HOWARD.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED mm. 29, I914.

Patented May 30, 1916.

HENRY B. HOWARD, OF FARGO, NOR-TH DAKOTA.

IRONING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May so, wi e.

Application filed January 29, 1914. Serial No. 815,238.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY B. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fargo, in the county of Cass, State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in ironing boards, and has for its object to so construct a device of this character that the same can be readily and quickly attached to a table so that the ironing board will be properly supported for use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a supporting leg for ironing boards having mounted upon its upper end an iron holder which may be adjusted on a horizontal plane with the ironing board when the leg is in any of its adjusted positions.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an iron holder which is supported by the leg and is operable to engage one end of the ironing board when the leg is in its folded position to prevent accidental swinging of the leg.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device in its operative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the device in its folded or inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device when folded. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a similar view on line 55 of Fig. 3 parts being in elevation. Fig. 6 is a similar view on line 66 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral -1 designates the ironing board proper, to the under surface of which is fixed a pair of strips 2, the same being disposed in spaced relation and support near their forward ends the bolt 3 to which is pivotally connected the supporting leg 4 which is operable in the slot 5 formed in the board 1 when the device is in its operative position. The leg 4 is provided with a shoulder 6 which is adapted to cooperate with one end of the board to clamp the edge of a table or'other suitable support when the device is in use. The leg 4 is provided with a reduced 6X tension 7, which is provided with a longitudinal slot 8 in which is engaged the clamping bolt 9.

The leg section 10 is provided with furcations 11, the inner surfaces of which being provided with grooves 12 for slidably engaging the ribs 13 carried by the reduced extension 7, said fur-cations being also engaged by the clamping bolt 9 which is operable to hold the leg section 10 in the desired adjusted position.

The under surface of the board 1 is provided with a recess 14 which is adapted to receive the head 15 of the clamping bolt 9 when the leg is in its folded position and is engaged between the strips 2. By providing the recess 14 to accommodate the head 15 of the bolt the leg may be folded against the under surface of the board 1, and when in this position the leg section 10 will be prevented from being accidentally extended, thus eliminating the necessity of tightly clamping the bolt 9 when the device is in its folded position.

The iron holder 16 has secured to its under surface spaced ears 17 which are adjustably connected to the upper end of the leg 4 by the clamping bolt 18. By thus connecting the iron holder to the leg 4 it is obvious that when the board is in its operative position the iron holder can be readily adjusted so as to be on a horizontal plane with the upper surface of the board 1 regardless of the position of adjustment of the leg 4. Further it will be noted that by adjustably connecting the iron holder 16 in the manner described when the leg 4 is folded against the under surface of the board 1 one side of the iron holder may rest against the adjacent end of the board 1, thus preventing accidental swinging of the leg 4 when the board is folded.

What is claimed is The combination with an ironing board, of a supporting leg pivoted thereto and Q I r 1,185,099

inevable to lie against and at various an- In testimony whereof, I afiix my signagles to the board, and an iron holder c0nture, in the presence of two Witnesses. nected with the leg and movable With re- HENRY B. HOWARD. spect'thereto to lie at times against the Witnesses:

board in position to hold. the leg from piv- E. F. Donn,

otal movement away from the board. ALMA K. JOHNSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of I'etents, Washington, D. O." 

